Parenting expert Mike Riera to give talk at M-A PAC on Jan. 31

Parenting expert Mike Riera, Ph.D., will speak about “The Hidden Logic of Teenagers: How to Hear What They Aren’t Saying” on Thursday, Jan. 31 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the M-A Center for the Performing Arts in Atherton.

Dr. Riera is one of the country’s foremost authorities on children and teens, and he is known for providing no-nonsense, practical advice for parents in understanding their adolescents. He literally wrote the book on parent-teen communication in his bestsellers Uncommon Sense for Parents of Teenagers and A Field Guide to the American Teenager.

At the upcoming free talk, you’ll:

Learn why teenagers do what they do and learn why they can’t/won’t explain it to you

Learn how to tie discipline to the development of integrity

Learn how to influence them in the areas of their life that matter the most

Learn how to hear what they are not quite saying

Learn how to have the Big Talks: Drugs, Alcohol, Sex, Money, Internet

Learn how to maximize your influence

Learn about normal adolescent development: physical, thinking, and social identity

Learn why it’s more important to be their parent rather than their friend

And most of all: learn to enjoy this beautiful (and frustrating) phase of family life!